Women In Porn: 8 Game-Changers Making Waves In The Industry / Refinery 29

Written by Kelly Bourdet for Refinery29. Originally published on September 19th, 2013.

“The porn industry is often considered a man’s world — it’s men who direct, produce, and consume porn, right? Well, not so fast. While historically, the industry has been propelled by men, it’s rapidly changing; driven by smart, savvy, sexy women who know what they want. Producers, entrepreneurs, actresses, directors, and authors, women are claiming their place in the world of sexiness in big ways…

Before creating her innovative digital platform, MakeLoveNotPorn, Cindy Gallop already had a storied career in the advertising world — in 2003 she won the Advertising Woman of the Year award from Advertising Women of New York.

Big porn productions show us a stylized, loud, acrobatic version of what it’s like to have sex, but sometimes it’s hard to remember that what we’re watching doesn’t necessarily reflect the sometimes-awkward reality of getting it on. The idea behind MakeLoveNotPorn is simple — watching only “pornified” sex can warp our expectations, so there should be a space to showcase people having “real world sex” that more closely resembles the sex we’re likely having. Hop over to the site and that’s exactly what you’ll find. You can rent clips of “MakeLoveNotPorn Stars” doing the deed in a way that feels sincere and authentic.”